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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






2. What does DASH stand for?






3. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






4. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






5. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






6. The higher the BMR a client has --






7. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






8. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






9. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






10. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






11. Fats can lead to some medical problems






12. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






13. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






14. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






15. What type of people need extra protein?






16. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






17. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






18. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






19. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






20. When does BMR increase?






21. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






22. What function is vitamin D?






23. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






24. When does BMR decrease?






25. How many calories/gram is protein?






26. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






27. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






28. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






29. What is the function of vitamin C?






30. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






31. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






32. What foods have high quality protein?






33. What function is vitamin A?






34. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






35. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






36. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






37. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






38. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






39. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






40. What is normal BMI?






41. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






42. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






43. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






44. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






45. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






46. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






47. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






48. Where can you get more vitamin D?






49. What is the function of vitamin E?






50. What is RDA of protein?